Served with love Students make Valentine’s Day breakfast for public

Friday

Feb 15, 2013 at 3:15 AM

By Andrea Bulfinchabulfinch@fosters.com

DOVER — A piping hot traditional breakfast was served with love Thursday morning when students from Dover High School’s Alternative School delivered plates piled with servings of pancakes, eggs, bacon and more to tables decorated in red for Valentine’s Day.

In collaboration with the Loyal Order of Moose on Chestnut Street, which opened its doors to the students and hungry guests for the first of its kind breakfast, students took part in the event as a way to give back to the community, according to Scott Evans, physical education and math teacher at the school, and member of the organization.

Fourteen students worked to greet patrons, place the orders, help cook and clean, serve the meal, and keep watch over a beverage station where orange juice, cranberry juice and coffee were on tap.

Superintendent Jean Briggs Badger stopped in for pancakes, along with many family members supporting their students and their efforts. The event was open to the public, and members of the Dover Senior Center and Recreation Department were also invited.

Briggs Badger said she would try one of everything on the menu and was impressed with the students who worked nonstop from 10 a.m. until noon to make the event great. She was pleased to have an advocate for education in the Loyal Order of Moose.

“This is wonderful, what a nice thing to do,” she said.

School Board Chairman and Moose member Rocky D’Andrea said the organization works to integrate and connect with local education and this was one way to do that.

“We open the doors as much as we can whenever we can,” he said of the groups efforts to the community.

Mariah Laviviere and Alex Day, both sophomores, took breakfast orders as a line continued to form at their table.

“They’re trying to show us to be respectful in the community,” Day said of the event’s purpose for students, but he added that they always do try to be respectful as it is.

What were the most popular items on the menu?

“Bacon. Definitely bacon,” Laviviere said.

“And eggs, too,” Day added.

Tenth-grader Ariana Vazquez was a server for the morning and with people continuing to enter through the doors, was trying to keep on top of all her orders.

“It’s hard keeping track of the orders,” she said.

Joyce Davidson and Bob Clement had near-empty pates before them and said they came to support their son, Kyle Davidson.